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‘Fairy Tales: Grow Your Imagination’ display now up at Education Library
A new month is just around the corner and that means a new display is up at Education library! “Fairy Tales: Grow Your Imagination” showcases just a few of the many fairy tales and fairy tale themed books we have here at this branch. Please feel free to browse our Fairy Tale Guide: Fairy Tales […]
Education Research in Focus: The work of Judith Duncan
Judith Duncan is a professor of Education at the University of Canterbury. Her fields of research include: Childhood Studies, Children’s Rights & Children’s Participation, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Educators Practices and Training, Educational Policy & Gender and Education. Duncan recently published a book, which UBC Education Library has acquired, entitled, “Research partnerships in early […]
Register now for Serendipity 2014: Children’s Literature in a Digital Age (Early bird rate until January 31)
Just wanted to let you know about this amazing event which will take place March 8. Early bird registration ends January 31, 2014! Serendipity 2014: Children’s Literature in a Digital Age Saturday, March 8 2014 UBC Education Building: 2125 Main Mall 8am-4pm (lunch is included) From practical advice on using literature-based apps with children to […]
Check out our Remembrance Day Topic Guide
The purpose of this guide is to link teacher candidates and teacher-librarians to young adult and children’s literature, teaching ideas, images, YouTube videos and web resources that will be useful in observing Remembrance Day in BC schools. http://guides.library.ubc.ca/remembranceday Photo credit: Lauren Cathy Turner via Flickr
UBC launches first local open online course
The Faculty of Education and UBC Library have teamed up to introduce UBC’s first LOOC – or local open online course. The offering, part of UBC’s Master of Educational Technology program, is meant to help UBC students, staff and faculty hone their digital literacy skills. The course, called M101, features topics including Mining (research), Meshing […]
New ‘Truth and Reconciliation’ display at Education Library
The new ‘Truth and Reconciliation’ display is now up at UBC’s Education Library in time for the new term in September. The display features DVDs and books related to the human rights abuses in the Canadian Indian residential school system and related Aboriginal issues. UBC is suspending classes on September 18 to allow the campus […]
What’s Your Definition of Intelligence?
An interview with Scott Barry Kaufman was featured in Saturday, July 20’s Globe and Mail. “As a child, Scott Barry Kaufman had an auditory disorder that made it difficult to process words in real time. . . . he performed badly in IQ tests, had to repeat Grade 3 and spent years in special education. […]
June is National Aboriginal History Month, Aboriginal (Un)History Month at UBC
Throughout the month of June, the Library will be celebrating Aboriginal scholarship, creativity, and intellectual traditions with its second annual Aboriginal (Un)History Month. Featuring exhibits at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC), Asian Library, and book displays at several library branches, the (Un)History month activities introduce ways UBC Indigenous scholars are bridging communities and transforming academic spaces through Indigenous […]
UBC Education Library now on Twitter
It has been only three weeks since UBC Education Library joined Twitter and already we’ve gained quite a nice following! We’re tweeting news in Education and UBC Education Library events and workshops. Won’t you follow us if you haven’t already? https://twitter.com/UBCEdLib
Got Class?
The Class (Entre les murs) is an award-winning film directed by Lauren Cantet. It’s set in a tough school in Paris and highlight’s one teacher’s experiences teaching French language and literature. Come to the Education Library to borrow it (PN 1997.2.C 5784 2009 dvd) and be sure to let us know what you think about it!